Question 1

Improperly structured sales force incentives are a significant obstacle to coordination in the supply chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The lack of supply chain coordination on various measures of performance has costs associated with it.Which of the following is one of these costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inventory
B)   Reliability
C)   Transportation
D)   Quality

Question 3

Operational improvements that reduce lot sizes can dampen the bullwhip effect by

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A)   decreasing the uncertainty of demand during the lead time.
B)   decreasing the amount of fluctuation that can accumulate between any pair of stages of a supply chain.
C)   discouraging retailers from artificially inflating their orders in the case of a shortage.
D)   allocating the available supply based on past retailer sales.
E)   none of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is not an approach to achieve coordination by improving the accuracy of information available to different stages in the supply chain?

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A)   Sharing point of sales (POS)  data
B)   Implementing collaborative forecasting and planning
C)   Designing single stage control of replenishment
D)   Pricing for coordination
E)   none of the above

Question 5

Sharing point of sales (POS) data across the supply chain can help reduce the bullwhip effect because

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A)   each stage of the supply chain uses orders from the previous stage to forecast future demand.
B)   all supply chain stages can forecast future demand based on final customer demand.
C)   all stages can respond to the same change in customer demand.
D)   all of the above
E)   B and C only

Question 6

Which of the following is not a key step in designing effective supply chain partnerships?

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A)   Devoting resources to coordination
B)   Assessing the value of the relationship
C)   Identifying operational roles and decision rights for each party
D)   Creating effective contracts
E)   Designing effective conflict resolution mechanisms

Question 7

A lack of coordination occurs either because different stages of the supply chain have objectives that conflict or because information moving between stages gets delayed and distorted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the impact of lack of coordination on the performance of the supply chain?

Accepted Answer

A lack of coordination occurs either bec...

Question 9

The lack of supply chain coordination on various measures of performance has costs associated with it.Which of the following is one of these costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Quality
B)   Reliability
C)   Manufacturing
D)   Pricing

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason cooperation and trust within the supply chain help improve performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   A more natural aligning of incentives and objectives is achieved.
B)   Action-oriented managerial levers to achieve coordination become easier to implement.
C)   An increase in supply chain productivity results, either by elimination of duplicated effort or by allocating effort to the appropriate stage.
D)   Appropriate pricing schemes are harder to achieve if both parties are aiming for the common good.
E)   A greater sharing of detailed sales and production information results.

Question 11

When a single stage controls replenishment decisions for the entire chain,the problem of multiple forecasts is magnified and coordination within the supply chain follows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Situations in which the pricing policies for a product lead to an increase in variability of orders placed are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   incentive obstacles.
B)   information processing obstacles.
C)   operational obstacles.
D)   pricing obstacles.
E)   behavioral obstacles.

Question 13

Without collaborative planning,sharing of POS data does not guarantee coordination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not an approach to improve coordination within the supply chain by aligning goals and incentives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aligning incentives across functions
B)   Sharing point of sales (POS)  data
C)   Pricing for coordination
D)   Altering sales force incentives from sell-in to sell-through
E)   none of the above

Question 15

The bullwhip effect moves a supply chain

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A)   away from the efficient frontier by increasing cost and decreasing responsiveness.
B)   away from the efficient frontier by decreasing cost and increasing responsiveness.
C)   toward the efficient frontier by increasing cost and decreasing responsiveness.
D)   toward the efficient frontier by increasing cost and increasing responsiveness.
E)   none of the above

Question 16

Supply chain coordination improves if all stages of the chain take actions that are aligned and together decrease total supply chain surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Incentives that focus only on the local impact of an action result in decisions that minimize total supply chain profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Forward buying results in

Accepted Answer

A)   a stabilized buying pattern.
B)   small orders during the promotion period followed by very small orders after that.
C)   small orders during the promotion period followed by large orders after that.
D)   large orders during the promotion period followed by very small orders after that.
E)   none of the above

Question 19

The impact of the lack of coordination on supply chain processes decreases for the following measure

Accepted Answer

A)   manufacturing cost.
B)   level of product availability.
C)   transportation cost.
D)   replenishment lead time.

Question 20

A lack of coordination occurs either because

Accepted Answer

A)   different stages of the supply chain have objectives that conflict.
B)   the policies of most firms are contrary to cooperation.
C)   information moving between stages gets delayed and distorted.
D)   all of the above
E)   A and C only

Exam 10: Coordination in a Supply Chain

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Situations in which the pricing policies for a product lead to an increase in variability of orders placed are referred to as

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Sharing point of sales (POS) data across the supply chain can help reduce the bullwhip effect because

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Improperly structured sales force incentives are a significant obstacle to coordination in the supply chain.

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Which of the following is not an approach to improve coordination within the supply chain by aligning goals and incentives?

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What is the impact of lack of coordination on the performance of the supply chain?

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The lack of supply chain coordination on various measures of performance has costs associated with it.Which of the following is one of these costs?

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Supply chain coordination improves if all stages of the chain take actions that are aligned and together decrease total supply chain surplus.

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Operational improvements that reduce lot sizes can dampen the bullwhip effect by

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A lack of coordination occurs either because

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A lack of coordination occurs either because different stages of the supply chain have objectives that conflict or because information moving between stages gets delayed and distorted.

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Forward buying results in

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The impact of the lack of coordination on supply chain processes decreases for the following measure

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Incentives that focus only on the local impact of an action result in decisions that minimize total supply chain profits.

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The lack of supply chain coordination on various measures of performance has costs associated with it.Which of the following is one of these costs?

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Which of the following is not an approach to achieve coordination by improving the accuracy of information available to different stages in the supply chain?

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When a single stage controls replenishment decisions for the entire chain,the problem of multiple forecasts is magnified and coordination within the supply chain follows.

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The bullwhip effect moves a supply chain

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Which of the following is not a key step in designing effective supply chain partnerships?

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Which of the following is not a reason cooperation and trust within the supply chain help improve performance?

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